does anybody call a dyson a hoover

if anything dyson has become what hoover became many years ago a generic name for a range of products

A generic trademark, also known as a genericized trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, due to its popularity or significance, has become the generic name for, or synonymous with, a general class of product or service, usually against the intentions of the trademark's holder. The process of a product's name becoming genericized is known as genericide.[

Posted By: ghostof barry butler, Sep 26, 14:53:12